Combined army supply-truck and ambulance.



F. H. BRAND. COMBINED ARMY SUPPLY TRUCK AND AMB ULANCE.

APPLICATION man NOV. 1. 1917. Patented Dec. l/Jgii '3'SHETS-SHEET a F.H. BRAND. COMBENED ARMY SUPPLY TRUCK AND AMBULANCE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-1.1917.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

. dmvgwm F. H. BRAND.

COMBINED ARMY SUPPLY TRUCK AND AMBULANCE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1.1917.

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j/ I ll l/ll/ STATES PATENT OFFICE. I FRANK HUGO BFTND, F ELIllIWOODFLACE, JHIOi COMBINED ARMY SUPPLY-TRUCK AND AMBULAN ggy gg-gg,Specification of Ietters Patent. Patented Deg, 17:, 1918, Applicationfiled November 1, 1917. Serial No. 199,685,

To aZZ "whom it may concern: carrying the stretchers with wounded there-Be it known that I, FRANK Huo'o BRAND, on, I have provided hooks 13 onthe backs a citizen of the United States residing in of the seats withcooperating hooks on Elmwood PL, in the county of amilton and frames 14which are pivotally mounted to State of Ohio, have invented new anduseful lie against the inner side of the seats nor- Improvements inCombined Army S-upplymally, or to be thrown up to the positions rucksand Ambulances, of which the foldisclosed in Fig. 3 when carryingstretchlowing is a specification. ers. In addition to the stretchersbetween object of my invention is a vehicle the frames and seat-backs,an additional adapted to be used either as a supply truck stretcher maybe arried between the frames, or as an ambulance partaking somewhat ofother stretchers being carried on a level with the nature of a portablefield hospital, the seats, should it be necessary, by support- In thedrawings Figure 1 illustrates a lng one between the seats and bythrowing vehicle embodying my invention, adapted back the seat coversand supporting others for use as a trailer for attachment to an over theopenings in the seats. Any suitautomobile truck, the elements of theconable means, such as the hooks 13 may be 'struction being arranged foruse in hauling employed for holding this lower series of troops.stretchers in position.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l, but A feature of my invention isthat the showing the elements arranged for use in .water tanks may beeasily removed as dishauling hav or straw, other-details being closed inFig. '2, by removing covers 15'at shown in full and in dotted lines forpurthe ends of the seats. This enables the I poses to be hereinaftermore fully explained tanks to be easily cleaned, repaired or re- Fig. 3is a view similar to Figs. 1 and 2,' filled. Another feature lies in theprobut showing my invention adapted for use vision of a tool compartment16 at the front as an ambulance. of the truck, see Fig. 6. 80. -Fig. 4;is a longitudinal sectional view A valuable feature of the truck whenused taken on the line H of Fig. 1. as an ambulance, is that runningboards 10, Fig. 5 is a fragmental sectional view taken. 10 may be thrownup and hooked by means on the line 66 of Fig. l. of latches. l7pivotally mounted at the ends Fig. 6 is a fragmenta-l sectional view ofthe seats, to hold them in the positions taken on the line 6-6 ofFig. 1. shown in Fig. 2. In this position, a cover- A vehicle embodyingmy invention preferlng provided bycloth from rollers 18 beably consistsof a frame having two seats 7,? neath the seats and a separate sheet 19over located on each side of a centrally located the top, both of whichare shown in dotted aisle 8, swinging seat backs 9, 9 being prolines inFig. 2, and which are secured by vided so that soldiers occupying theseats fasteners 20, is provided. This feature may sit either facing eachother -or with when the truck is not in use as an ambulance, their backsto one another, in which latter in valuable in that the truck is readilyconmentioned position the running boards 10, .Verted into a hay wagon bymeans of which 10 may be utilized for their feet with other hay or strawmay be carried, soldiers standing in the aisle, min the first In orderthat the weight of men standing mentioned position the running boardswill on the running boards, will not break them be left free so thatsoldiers may stand there down, I have provided studs 21 which abut onand hold on to the backs of the seats. the running boards when in theirdropped A-supply truck going to the front with positions. These studsare also useful in men as above described, is also equipped han 'ngarticles, such as buckets therefrom. to act as an ambulance on thereturn trip, H a ving thus described my invention what tanks 11, 11, seeFigs. 4 and 2, being pro- I, claim is vided beneath the seats, forcarrying fresh A combined supply truck and ambulance water, with roomabove the tanks for the. comprising a vehicle bed having a, seat onstorage of stretchers as shown in Fig. 4. each side thereof and an aislelocated be- Vvithln a compartment 12, see Fig. 5, medi- 'tween theseats, reversible backs for the cal and surgical supplies may becarried. In seats, running boards pivotally mounted on the bed adjeceilt to the backs of the seats, vin their elevated positions, to protectthe means for supportmg the runmeg boards stret-ehers supported by saidsupports. in either elevated or lowered posltions for either of thereverslble positions of the seat in the presence of two witnesses.

5 backs, stretcher supports mounted on the HUGO BRAND.

seats and seat backs adapted to support Witnesses; stretehers thereonanti a covering adapted v RICHARD BRAND,

to be pieeefi. over the rumlieg beards G, M.

l n Witness whereot I efix my signature

